Basketball
Yough boys basketball ready for heavy lifting
December 1, 2019
Inside a weight room at Yough, music blares while players lift and exercise, some methodically traversing from station to station.
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.
Nowhere to go but up for St. Joseph girls after 1-21 season
Last season was one to forget for the St. Joseph girls’ basketball team.
Yough girls ‘pointing in the right direction’
It might not seem like much, but three victories last season was a big deal for the Yough girls basketball team. The number represented three more successful outings than a winless team in the previous year.
Stalwart Sullivan leads new-look St. Joseph boys basketball
Last season was a good time to be part of the St. Joseph boys basketball team.
Loaded Gateway girls roster out to right last season’s wrongs
The Gateway girls basketball team’s 2018-19 season was over in a flash.
Springdale boys must replace Zolnierczyk’s production, leadership
November 30, 2019
Replacing a stellar, multi-sport athlete is tough for any school, let alone a small one.
Numbers, optimism up for Springdale girls basketball
There is a welcome sight at Springdale girls basketball preseason practices.
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.
Experienced Southmoreland girls basketball team turns to defense
It’s not that Brian Pritts undervalues offense.
Southmoreland boys basketball hopes depth translates to wins
Depth on paper and depth on the court are different things.
Pine-Richland girls eager to climb section ladder
The Pine-Richland girls basketball team is in the midst of a rebuilding phase and sports a roster that has youth and inexperience aplenty.
Pine-Richland boys reloaded, ready to run
Last season, a high-scoring, guard-heavy offensive attack powered the Pine-Richland boys basketball team to a WPIAL Class 6A semifinal appearance and a PIAA playoff bid.
Playoff near-misses motivate Riverview girls
November 29, 2019
The Riverview girls basketball team suffered heartbreak two seasons ago with a buzzer-beating, one-point loss to Serra Catholic in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
With struggles behind them, Riverview boys again thinking playoffs
The Riverview boys basketball team last earned a trip to the WPIAL playoffs in 2015.
Penn-Trafford girls expect late-season momentum to carry over
Penn-Trafford’s girls basketball team ended last year by going 7-2 down the season’s home stretch.
Penn Hills girls expect to ride defense this season
Last season, the Penn Hills girls basketball team was on the doorstep of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game with a senior-led team. This season, the Indians will look to reach the WPIAL title game with a junior-heavy team.
After taking lumps last season, Hampton girls ready to get back on track
There’s no better teacher than time. The Hampton girls basketball team is hoping that could be the difference to spring the program back into playoff contention.
